In the latest episode of History Stories for my Son, we tell the story of Confucius, the man whose philosophy became the cultural backbone of an entire civilization.

Steve Jobs

Sep 15th, 2021 30m 29s

This is the story of Steve Jobs, legendary founder of Apple Computers. The man was more than the products we all know--iPod, iMac, iPhone--he was a complicated, spiritual man who created the archetype of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Steve Job

Jackie Robinson

Sep 6th, 2021 26m 22s

In the latest episode of History Stories for my Son, I will tell you the story of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke through baseball's infamous color line.

George Washington, Part II

Aug 30th, 2021 34m 43s

In a story so big it took us two episodes to tell it, History Stories for my Son tells the life of George Washington. First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen, George Washington's story is one of tragedy, betrayal, re

George Washington, Part I

Aug 23rd, 2021 30m 23s

Wyatt Earp

Apr 20th, 2021 37m 41s

This is the true story of legendary frontier lawman Wyatt Earp.

Ulysses S. Grant (Extended Edition)

Mar 17th, 2021 49m 29s

We revisit the story of Ulysses S. Grant, America's greatest Civil War General, in this extended edition of the History Stories for my Son Podcast.

Boudica

Feb 22nd, 2021 24m 10s

This is the story of Boudica, the Celtic warrior queen who defied the Roman Empire and led the most significant rebellion in Roman Britain.

Frederick Douglass

Jan 31st, 2021 27m 33s

From slave to world-famous author and advisor to Presidents, Frederick Douglass proved that the American Dream could and should apply to Americans of all colors. He became the most famous abolitionist of 19th century America with a simple mess

Galileo

Jan 12th, 2021 24m 32s

This is the story of Galileo Galilei, the man who proved we are not the center of the Universe and nearly got himself executed for his trouble.

Richard Francis Burton

Dec 27th, 2020 25m 14s

Richard Francis Burton packed twelve lifetimes of adventure and scholarship into one. This real life "Indiana Jones" discovered the source of the Nile, traveled to forbidden cities, explored ancient religions and introduced generations of Eur

John Paul Jones

Dec 14th, 2020 30m 4s

John Paul Jones was a Navy man, the first great hero in American naval history. This son of a Scottish gardener, accused criminal, and immigrant, proved that the mighty British Navy could be defeated and won his adopted country allies in Franc

Nathan Hale

Nov 30th, 2020 34m 21s

This the story of the Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, who uttered perhaps the most famous last words in American History, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Napoleon

Nov 17th, 2020 55m 52s

In Episode 20 of History Stories for my Son, we tell the story of a Napoleon Bonaparte. Born on the island of Corsica to parents of Italian descent, this foreigner to France who didn't even speak the language until he was ten years old somehow

Admiral Grace Hopper

Nov 2nd, 2020 20m 18s

In Episode 19 of History Stories for my Son, we explore the life of perhaps the greatest woman in the history of modern computing, Admiral Grace Hopper, grandmother of the COBOL programming language and, in a sense, the woman who taught compute

Nikola Tesla

Oct 19th, 2020 29m 58s

In episode 18 of History Stories for my Son, we explore the life of Nikola Tesla, perhaps the man most responsible for the electricity you are using right now.

The Lewis & Clark Expedition

Oct 5th, 2020 35m 56s

In Episode 17 of History Stories for my Son, we tell the story of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. While the stories of Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea and the rest of of the brave adventures in the Corps of Discovery each deserve their own individual te

Gandhi

Sep 22nd, 2020 28m 13s

This is the story of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi, the man who toppled an empire without firing a shot.

Walt Disney

Jun 13th, 2020 23m 32s

This is the story of the man behind the mouse, Walt Disney.

Theodore Roosevelt

May 18th, 2020 1h 1m

Perhaps America's greatest peacetime President, Theodore Roosevelt was a man of contradictions: a sickly child who came to symbolize strength and virility; a child of wealth who fought the wealthy on behalf of the common man; A New Yorker who m

The Spanish Flu

Apr 10th, 2020 26m 53s

This is the story of the deadliest pandemic in modern history, the Spanish Flu.

Daniel Boone

Mar 13th, 2020 36m 6s

This is the story of legendary pioneer and frontiersman, Daniel Boone.

Elizabeth I

Feb 17th, 2020 36m 28s

Perhaps the greatest Queen in human history, Elizabeth I transformed England from an insignificant half of an island on the periphery of Europe into a great power that shaped the world for centuries. This is her story.

Benjamin Franklin

Feb 2nd, 2020 38m 11s

Ordinarily if you speak of world-famous inventor, a beloved author, and respected statesman, you are talking about three different people. But Benjamin Franklin was all these things and more. His life story is the story of colonial America, t